Ron

Bonsoir Sharon,according to the Collins-Robert the word vaisselle is used singularly but has a plural sense to it.

dishes (= crockery collectively) = la vaisselle

There are a few other words in French where this is the case.

Sharon

Kwiziq community member

25 December 2017

25/12/17

Merci beaucoup Ron

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Gomathi

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26 September 2017

1 reply

Is it wrong if we use present tense after pendant instead future

Ron

Kwiziq community member

26 September 2017

26/09/17

Bonjour Gomathi,
Here is a link to an explanation of concordance des temps:
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/my-languages/french/glossary/132
Now to your question at hand: this phrase is from the lesson ---> «This rule also applies to the expression pendant que (while) WHEN USED in a future context:»
You may be asking the reason I quoted this particularly part of the lesson; well, if we take a look at the two words capitalized in the phrase «WHEN USED», this indicates, to me, that there are other possibilities besides the future tense when «pendant que» can be used, i.e. the present perhaps.
I am sure that if this is incorrect, either Aurélie or Laura or another of the Kwiziq team members will also post something with the correction.
Bonne chance,

Vanessa

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3 February 2017

1 reply

Je n'ai pas réussi à cette quiz, puis-je passer un autre?

Aurélie

Kwiziq language super star

8 February 2017

8/02/17

Bonjour Vanessa !
Oui, bien sûr !
If you want to test yourself against a specific lesson or set of lessons, you can use our notebook feature.
Here's a link to how it works:
french.kwiziq.com/faq/notebooks
À bientôt !

Aurélie

Kenneth

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5 December 2016

3 replies

Why don't we use the future perfect instead?

Aurélie

Kwiziq language super star

6 December 2016

6/12/16

Bonjour Kenneth !
These are cases where the two actions in the sentence happen simultaneously:
When I'm old, I'll have a house. = "Quand je *serai* vieux, j'*aurai* une maison."
When one of the action happens before the other one but they are both in the future, you will indeed use the future perfect, or Futur Antérieur:
When I've finished my work, I'll have a nap. = "Quand j'*aurai fini* mon travail, je *ferai* une sieste."
Have a look at our related lesson:
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/using-le-futur-anterieur-after-quand-lorsque-apres-que-une-fois-que-to-express-when-after-ive-done-in-sentences-in-future-tense
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !

Rans

Kwiziq community member

27 June 2018

27/06/18

Superb! My understanding now is that, this rule of using Le Futur in both parts of the sentence, including after quand also applies to after pendant que (while) in cases where the two actions in the sentence happen simultaneously.

Does this rule and scenario happen after apres que, lorsque, and une fois que? Or these must properly be followed ONLY by Le Futur Anterieur?